Morton Jr High School

Morton Jr High School, an average-sized intermediate school in Morton, Illinois, one of the schools within Morton CUSD 709, hosts 504 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Morton CUSD 709 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,247 students. Morton Jr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Morton Jr High School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Morton Jr High School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 16% of students at Morton Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tazewell County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Morton Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 72.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tazewell County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,982, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Morton Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Morton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morton Jr High School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morton Jr High School has rose 5%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Morton Jr High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.